Posts tagged as: Drone

Retaliation: US Drone Kills Islamic State Member In Afghanistan

LAGOS AUGUST 28TH (NEWWSRANGERS)-Acting swiftly on President Joe Biden’s promise to retaliate for the deadly suicide bombing at Kabul airport, the U.S. military said it used a drone strike to kill a member of the Islamic State group’s Afghanistan affiliate Saturday. The strike came amid what the White House called indications that IS planned to […]

Aug 28 2021 | Posted in International,National | Read More »

Nigerian Army Battles Boko Haram With Drones

LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The days of Boko Haram insurgents will soon be over as the Nigerian Army has introduced new technologies and application of drones in the fight against terrorists in the northeast. Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), disclosed this while fielding questions at a dinner and media interactive session […]

Dec 24 2018 | Posted in National | Read More »

U.S. Facilitates Drone Technology Workshop For Nigerian Students, Women

LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)—United States Consulate General Lagos in collaboration with Baltimore-based Global Air Media, on Tuesday concluded a two-day drone technology workshop for students and women STEM leaders. The training was held at the Cedar STEM & Entrepreneurship Hub, and American Corner at Co-Creation Hub (CCHUB), both in Yaba, Lagos on Monday and Tuesday […]

Jun 6 2018 | Posted in National,State | Read More »

Gunfire Blasts Near Saudi Royal Palace, King Evacuated

LAGOS APRIL 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunfire was heard near Saudi Arabia’s royal palace Saturday, prompting widespread speculation as authorities said a toy drone was downed. “An official Riyadh district police spokesman said that at about 19:50 p.m. on Saturday, 5/8/1439 a security screening point in the Al-Khuzama district of Riyadh noticed a small, remote-controlled recreational aircraft (drone) […]

Apr 22 2018 | Posted in International,State | Read More »

How Nigeria, Developing Countries’ Journalists Use Drones To Cover Environmental Crimes

LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Over the last few years, drones, sensors and satellites have started to be seen less as gadgets and more as tools for investigative reporting that would be hard to do through traditional newsgathering due to the lack of available data or restricted access to remote areas. Newsrooms in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria […]

Apr 18 2018 | Posted in Features,State | Read More »

Bayelsa Govt To Introduces Drone System To Prevent Crime

LAGOS FEBRUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Bayelsa State Government has concluded arrangement to launch a crime control drone system to assist in the prevention of crime and criminality, the State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Chief Blessing Ipigansi-Igbagara, said on Wednesday. The mechanism was developed by an indigenous manpower and technology system in line with the present administration’s […]

Feb 1 2018 | Posted in National,State | Read More »

Photo Gallery

Designed by News Rangers ICT Department